''The Darling of Paris'' (French: ''Paris Béguin'') is a 1931 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Augusto Genina and starring Jane Marnac,

Jean Gabin Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976) was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films including ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937), '' La grande illusion'' (1937), ''Le Quai des brumes'' ...

and

Jean-Max Jean-Max (1895–1970) was a French film actor.Goble p.106 Selected filmography * ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (1930) * ''Le cap perdu'' (1931) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * '' Once Upon ...

. It was one of the first films to portray Gabin in his characteristic 1930s setting of pessimistic

working class The working class (or labouring class) comprises those engaged in manual-labour occupations or industrial work, who are remunerated via waged or salaried contracts. Working-class occupations (see also " Designation of workers by collar colo ...

locations.Higbee & Leahy p.248

Cast

* Jane Marnac as Jane Diamond *

as Bob *

as Dédé * Charles Lamy as L'auteur *

Pierre Finaly Pierre Finaly (1889–1937) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.477 Finaly was born into a family with Hungarian Jewish roots and died in Paris. Selected filmography * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) * '' Maurin of the Moors'' (1932) * ''C ...

as Le producteur *

Saturnin Fabre Saturnin Fabre (4 April 1884 – 4 October 1961) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''La rafale'' (1920) - comte de Bréchebel * ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' (1921) * '' The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le professeur Pique * '' ...

as Hector * Rachel Bérendt as Gaby *

Fernandel Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born near Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan t ...

as Ficelle * Pierre Mayer as Beausourire * Violaine Barry as Simone

References

Bibliography

* Higbee, Will & Leahy, Sarah. '' Studies in French Cinema: UK Perspectives, 1985-2010''. Intellect Books, 2011.

External links

* 1931 films French drama films French black-and-white films 1931 drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Augusto Genina Films scored by Maurice Yvain 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub